Planetary hours
in Phoenix.
The day, from sunrise to sunset, is cut into twelve equal hours; so is the night, from sunset to the next sunrise. Each hour carries a planet, in the Chaldean order. A planetary hour therefore lasts 60 minutes only at the equinoxes: it all depends on the date and the city. Here are the exact hours for your city; what you do with them is up to you.
Planetary day of Tuesday, 3 November 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:48
- Sunset
- 17:34
- Next sunrise
- 06:49
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (America/Phoenix).
Right now☉︎ Hour of the Sun — hour 11 of the night, until 05:43
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:48 – 07:42
- 2☉︎ Sun07:42 – 08:36
- 3♀︎ Venus08:36 – 09:30
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:30 – 10:24
- 5☽︎ Moon10:24 – 11:17
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:17 – 12:11
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:11 – 13:05
- 8♂︎ Mars13:05 – 13:59
- 9☉︎ Sun13:59 – 14:52
- 10♀︎ Venus14:52 – 15:46
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:46 – 16:40
- 12☽︎ Moon16:40 – 17:34
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:34 – 18:40
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:40 – 19:46
- 3♂︎ Mars19:46 – 20:53
- 4☉︎ Sun20:53 – 21:59
- 5♀︎ Venus21:59 – 23:05
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:05 – 00:12
- 7☽︎ Moon00:12 – 01:18
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:18 – 02:24
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:24 – 03:30
- 10♂︎ Mars03:30 – 04:37
- 11☉︎ Sun04:37 – 05:43
- 12♀︎ Venus05:43 – 06:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Phoenix?
On Tuesday, 3 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:48 and sets at 17:34: the day lasts 10h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:49, lasts 13h 15m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:48 to 07:42: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars again.
Today’s sky, on YOUR chart
Planetary hours are the same for everyone in a city. Your chart is yours alone: every morning AstroXP crosses the real sky with your birth, to the minute, and tells you what time it plays out for you.
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Calendars
Sunrise and sunset calculated for the city (the Sun’s centre 0°50′ below the horizon: refraction and semi-diameter), local time of the city’s time zone. Checked against astronomy-engine, the app’s engine.